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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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