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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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