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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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