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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews 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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