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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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