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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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