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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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