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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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