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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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