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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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