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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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