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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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