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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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