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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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