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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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