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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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