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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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