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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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