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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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