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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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