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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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