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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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