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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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