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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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