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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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