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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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