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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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