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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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