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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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