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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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