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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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