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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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