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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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