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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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