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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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