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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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