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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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