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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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