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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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