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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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