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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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