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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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