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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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