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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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