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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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