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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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