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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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