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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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