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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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