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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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