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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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