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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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