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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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