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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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