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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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