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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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