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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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