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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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