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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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