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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key 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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