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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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