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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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