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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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