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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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