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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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