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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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