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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers 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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