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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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