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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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