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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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