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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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