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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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