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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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