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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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