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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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