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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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