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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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