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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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