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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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