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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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