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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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