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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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