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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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