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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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