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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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