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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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