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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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