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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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