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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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