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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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