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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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