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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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