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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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