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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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