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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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