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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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