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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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