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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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