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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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