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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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