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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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