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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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