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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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