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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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