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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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