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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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