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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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