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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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