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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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