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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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