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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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