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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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