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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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