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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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