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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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