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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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