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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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