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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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