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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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