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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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