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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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