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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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