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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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