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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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