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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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