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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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