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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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