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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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