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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. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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