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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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