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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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