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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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