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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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