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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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