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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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