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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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