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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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