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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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