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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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