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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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