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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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