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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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