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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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