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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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