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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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