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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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