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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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