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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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