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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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