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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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