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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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