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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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