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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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