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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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