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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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