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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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