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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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