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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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