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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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