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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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