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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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