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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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