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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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