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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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