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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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