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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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