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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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