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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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