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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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