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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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