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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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