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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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