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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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