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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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