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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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