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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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