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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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