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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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