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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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