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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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