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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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