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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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