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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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