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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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