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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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