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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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