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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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