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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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