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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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