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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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