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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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