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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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