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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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