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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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