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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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