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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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