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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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