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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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