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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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