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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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