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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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