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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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