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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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