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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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