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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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