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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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