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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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