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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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