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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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