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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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