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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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