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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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