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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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