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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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