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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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