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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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