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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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