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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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