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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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