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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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