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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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