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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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