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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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