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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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