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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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