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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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