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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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