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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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