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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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