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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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