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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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