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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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