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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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