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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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