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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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