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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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