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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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