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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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