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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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