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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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