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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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