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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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