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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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