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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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