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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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