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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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