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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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