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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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