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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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