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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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