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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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