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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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