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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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