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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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