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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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