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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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