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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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