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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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