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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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