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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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