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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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