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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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