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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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