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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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