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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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