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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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