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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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