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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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