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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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