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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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