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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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