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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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