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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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