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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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