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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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