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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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