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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX 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 becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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