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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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