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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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