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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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