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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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