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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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