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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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