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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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