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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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