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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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