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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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