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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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