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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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