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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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