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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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