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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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