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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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