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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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