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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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