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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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