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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring 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 scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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