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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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