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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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