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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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