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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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