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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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