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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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