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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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