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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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