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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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