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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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