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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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