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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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