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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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