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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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