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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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