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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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