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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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