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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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