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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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