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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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