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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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