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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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