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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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