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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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