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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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