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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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