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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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