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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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