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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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