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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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