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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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