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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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