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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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