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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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