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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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