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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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