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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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