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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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