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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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