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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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