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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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