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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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