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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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