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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner 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 commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic 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 gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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