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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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