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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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