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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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