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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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