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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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