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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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