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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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