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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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