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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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