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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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