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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major 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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