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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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