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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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