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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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