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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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