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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating 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 new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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