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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the 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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