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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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