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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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