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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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