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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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