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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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