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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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