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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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