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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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