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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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