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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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