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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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