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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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