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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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