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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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