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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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