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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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