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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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