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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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