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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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