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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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