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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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