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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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