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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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