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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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