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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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