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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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