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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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