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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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