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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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