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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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