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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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