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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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