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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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