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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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