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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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