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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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