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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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