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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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