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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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