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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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