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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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