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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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