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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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