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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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