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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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