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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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