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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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