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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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