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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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