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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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