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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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