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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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