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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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