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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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