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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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