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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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