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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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