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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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