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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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