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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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