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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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