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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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