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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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