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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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