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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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