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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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