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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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