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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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