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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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