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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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