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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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