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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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