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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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