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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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