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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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