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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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