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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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