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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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