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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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