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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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