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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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