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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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