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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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