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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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