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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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