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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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