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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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