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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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