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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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