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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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