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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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