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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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