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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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