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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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