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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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