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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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