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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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