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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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