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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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