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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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