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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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