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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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