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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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