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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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