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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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