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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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