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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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