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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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