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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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