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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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