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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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