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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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