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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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