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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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