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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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