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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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