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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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