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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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