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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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