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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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