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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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