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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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