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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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