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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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