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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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