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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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