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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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