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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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