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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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