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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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