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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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