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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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