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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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