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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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