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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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