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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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