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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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