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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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