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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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