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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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