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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key 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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