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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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