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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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