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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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