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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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