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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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