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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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