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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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