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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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