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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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