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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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