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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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