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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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