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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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